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Д. А. Крячков
UNIT III
12. Religion is thought to be a powerful tool of __________; some believe it is used to control 
people and is much powerful than political __________.
13. You must not lose __________ in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean 
are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
14. Most religions are based on simple but important principles: treating others as you would 
wish to be treated, forgiving so you were not imprisoned by bitterness and hatred, keeping 
wealth in __________, taking care of the poor, and building communities of trust.
15. From a Marxist __________, the primary liberal right is the right to economic liberty: the right 
to own property, to buy and sell, and to exchange goods and services.
16. The First Amendment prohibits the making of any law “respecting an establishment of re-
ligion”, impeding the free exercise of religion, __________ on the freedom of speech and 
__________ on the freedom of the press.
17. From a religious __________, the axis of world division is not between cultures but between 
devout believers of the main world religions on the one hand, and secularists and modernists 
in all countries, on the other.
18. New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, quoting an Iranian woman, tells a story about the 
education of young boys in Middle Eastern countries. The boys are taught by clerics com-
pletely through __________. They are fed information to remember but aren’t allowed to 
think about it. No discussion, no involvement, no interaction is tolerated. 
19. Despite great diversity among peoples and religions, most Americans subscribed to a Protes-
tant Christian faith. Groups that __________ from that mainstream often found themselves 
the objects of suspicion.
20. The basic unity of the followers of all __________ is emphatically stressed in the Holy 
Quran and the creation of discord and disunity by terrorism or otherwise has no place in 
Islam.
21. For Marx, when people seek solace in religion they are compensating for their sense of 
__________ and suffering: it masks and mitigates the true nature of the exploitative structures 
of capitalism that oppress the lower classes.
22. All world religions affirm the __________ of human life.
Ex. 10. Complete the following sentences. 
Where necessary add a sentence or two to make your examples 
more meaningful
1. 
Because of __________, many __________ lose faith in __________.
2. Should __________ be allowed to participate in the indoctrination of _________?
3. __________ may undermine the integrity of the church.
4. An important tenet of __________ is that __________.
5. __________ is a dangerous cult that masquerades as __________.
6. Most believers are convinced that deviating from __________ will lead to __________.
7. The